Rapid direct action of estradiol in GnRH neurons: Findings and implications

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Kenealy, Brian P ^a   Terasawa, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gnrh neurons; GPR30; Membrane estrogen receptors; Primates; Rapid action of estradiol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874427907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00106     Document Type: Review

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